SB162 permits the Division of Natural Resources to lease state-owned “pore spaces” in “state forests, natural and scenic areas, and management areas, and other lands” for carbon sequestration.
The Senate passed SB162 on January 20, 2023, by a vote of 30 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because the recent and unjust expansion of carbon capture storage systems in the United States is closely connected to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for “sustainable development.” The abuse of eminent domain for these carbon dioxide pipelines—in the name of “climate change”—threatens the property rights of all Americans, particularly those who live in rural parts of West Virginia and elsewhere in the country. If we are to remain the “land of the free,” then the States and the people must put an end to the global war on farmers and ranchers.